COVID-19 and human rights of LGBTI people

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) published a new guidance on the impact of COVID-19 on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. The guidance includes a detailed explanation of why LGBTI people may be particularly vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic and identifies some of the key actions that states and other stakeholders can take to ensure the rights of LGBTI people are protected and that LGBTI people are not subjected to discrimination.

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The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) is an international federation of trade unions representing workers employed in agriculture and plantations; the preparation and manufacture of food and beverages; hotels, restaurants and catering services; all stages of tobacco processing. The IUF is composed of 427 affiliated trade unions in 127 countries representing over 10 million workers.